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A Contractual Approach To Shareholder Oppression Law, Benjamin Means Nov 2011

A Contractual Approach To Shareholder Oppression Law, Benjamin Means

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Genius Of Roman Law From A Law And Economics Perspective, Juan Javier Del Granado Oct 2011

The Genius Of Roman Law From A Law And Economics Perspective, Juan Javier Del Granado

San Diego International Law Journal

The Article is organized as follows: The first part of this Article will introduce Roman private law, and sketch out the law and economics methodology to be applied to the Roman classical system. The second part of this Article will discuss the Roman private law of property, obligations, as well as commerce and finance. The third part will discuss the interaction of private law and private morality in the construction of Roman social order. The fourth part of this Article will discuss private procedural aspects of the Roman legal system. The fifth and final part of this Article will discuss …


The Primacy Of Society And The Failures Of Law And Development, Brian Z. Tamanaha Apr 2011

The Primacy Of Society And The Failures Of Law And Development, Brian Z. Tamanaha

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Re-Evaluating Tribal Customs Of Land Use Rights, John C. Hoelle Jan 2011

Re-Evaluating Tribal Customs Of Land Use Rights, John C. Hoelle

University of Colorado Law Review

Indigenous peoples developed sustainable land tenure systems over countless generations, but these customary systems of rights are barely used by American Indian tribes today. Would increasing formal recognition of these traditional customs be desirable for tribes in a modern context? This Comment examines one traditional form of indigenous land tenure-the use right-and argues that those tribes that historically recognized use rights in land might benefit from increased reliance on these traditional customs. The Comment argues that in the tribal context, use rights can potentially be just as economically efficient, if not more so, than the Anglo- American system of unqualified, …